Artist:France GallSong:Les Sucettes
Album:Poupee de Son
Though not well known outside France, France Gall was a huge star in France. She won the 1965 Eurovision song contest and Le Sucettes was one of her biggest and more controversial hits in 1966. Of course it helped that she was a cute teenager. She was born Isabelle Gall Oct. 9, 1947 in Paris. Her father was lyricist Roger Gall. He took her into the recording studio at age 15 and the end result was a contract with Philips Records. She also got the attention of French music legend Serge Gainsbourg and he became her producer. Of course anyone familiar with Gainsbourg knows of his naughtiness. And there's no question he was looking to be naughty through this cute little blonde teenager with the breathy voice. By 1965, France Gall won the Eurovision Song Contest and had a few hits top the French charts. Walt Disney heard about her and wanted her to star in a proposed live action film of Alice In Wonderland. She turned him down and Disney died in 1966 and the film was never produced. Her first hit in 1966 Baby Pop had innocent lyrics and vocal delivery that masked Gainsbourg's sinister undertones. Les Sucettes (Lollipop) was seemingly a song about a girl who likes lollipops. But Gainsbourg admitted that the song was really about oral sex. France was very upset and she split up with Gainsbourg. Her career in France declined because of the controversy and she recorded mostly in Germany for the next few years. Her career revival came when she met producer Michel Berger. He would make her a star again in France and they married in 1976. She was a big star again in the 80s. It came to a halt when Berger died in 1992. France Gall continued to perform occasionally in the 90s but now I would say she is semi-retired. This comp has all her hits of the mid-60s. Here's a video of Les Sucettes by France Gall. May the sexual innuendo begin.
Les sucettes, de France Gall by PredicadorMalvado
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